INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Tarshis, Lauren

The Hindenburg Disaster, 1937

(4) 4-6 I Survived series. Illustrated by Scott Dawson. Hugo is excited to travel back to America with his family on the German zeppelin Hindenburg. He survives not only the airship's fateful explosion and fire but also maybe-witnesses a spy mission involving Nazis. Short, plot-driven chapters with cliffhanger endings tell a thrilling, if contrived, historical survival story. Black-and-white illustrations add atmosphere. Historical background and Hindenburg facts are appended. Reading list. Bib.

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